Sairaalalle

Sairaalalle is the allative case form of the Finnish noun sairaala, meaning hospital. The allative marks direction toward a place, so sairaaal le translates roughly as “to the hospital.” It is commonly used with verbs of motion, for example Menen sairaalalle (I am going to the hospital) or Hän lähti sairaalalle (He/She left for the hospital).

The form is used when indicating a destination rather than entry into the building. By contrast, sairaalaan is the illative form and means into the hospital or into the building. Thus, Menen sairaalaan implies going into the hospital, while Menen sairaalalle emphasizes the destination.

Sairaalalle is formed by adding the allative suffix -lle to sairaala, resulting in the spelling sairaalalle (note the double l). Related forms include sairaalalla (on/at the hospital) and sairailta/sairaalalta (from the hospital), which are part of the same case system.

In practice, sairaalalle appears in directions, transportation instructions, medical contexts, and signage to indicate the hospital as a destination. It reflects Finnish directional grammar and illustrates how apparent movement toward a place is expressed through the allative case.